Kansas State outscores Georgia 12-2 in the final 6:11 to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs 56-51 on Saturday in Bramlage Coliseum in the annual challenge between teams from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12.

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Scott Matthews ESPN Producer

Dick Vitale (with help from Bob Wischusen) makes his picks for the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Part 1/3.

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Adam Jupiter ESPN

Dick Vitale takes a midseason look at College Basketball Surprise Teams and the Best Conference so far.

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Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer

Kansas State gave itself an uphill climb with a non-conference SOS somewhere in the 330s and zero top-100 non-conference wins — yet the Wildcats are building an at-large resume anyway. Now 5-3 in the league with wins over Oklahoma, TCU and at Baylor.

Barry Brown scored 34 points, reigning Big 12 player of the week Dean Wade added 24 and Kansas State beat Baylor 90-83 on Monday night for its third straight victory.

Joe Lunardi Senior Writer, ESPN.com

Baylor is in a similar must-win situation hosting Kansas State. The Bears, like TCU, risk falling to 2-6 in the Big 12 with a loss tonight. Teams do recover from that kind of conference deficit, but not very often. K-State, meanwhile, has won three of four and sits just two spots out of the latest NCAA projection.

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Seth Walder ESPN Analytics

Chance to make the NCAA tournament based on result of tonight's game...
Kansas State with win: 72%
Kansas State with loss: 48%
Baylor with win: 55%
Baylor with loss: 34%

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Seth Walder ESPN Analytics

On Tuesday morning, Kansas State had a 26% chance to reach the NCAA tournament, per BPI. Now, following wins over Oklahoma and TCU, that number has risen to 57%.